Geophagus winemilleri updates

[peathenster]

Amazing coloration on these guys - they are amazing. What do you typically feed?

Thanks I feed them a mixture of pellets (Xtreme, Hikari gold, Omega One shrimp pellets, Tetra color bits, and O.S.I. spirulina pellets) and freeze dried krills daily, with frozen bloodworms a few times each week as treats. Two 75% wc every week.

very nice peter. im glad you decided to keep those when the tank broke. they look absolutely stunning

It was a tough call which fish to keep but I'm glad too Need to move them to a bigger tank though - they are probably around a year old and should be ready to breed soon.

 

[Nemesis]

They look great Peter. Hope you can get them breeding.

 

[peathenster]

They look great Peter. Hope you can get them breeding.

Thanks! If they do I'll send some fry your way

 

[jag123]

Ok, another question - what's your filtration? Thanks Peter for sharing your awesome collection and knowledge.

 

[peathenster]

Ok, another question - what's your filtration? Thanks Peter for sharing your awesome collection and knowledge.

no problem

It's a 90g tank on a Eheim 2026, a Marineland C360, an XP1 with an inline UV (the three intake tubes on the right), and a Emperor 280 (intake in the middle).

 

[TheFishJunky]

holy crap those are hot! You can see you know how to care for fish Peter

 

[JK47]

They are a beautiful species Peter. GL on the new tank.

I have to ask though. I forget, how are you keeping any substrate rooted plants in that tank? Is that an onion plant or val? Every tank I try planting, my geos play the game "Lets dig up that green lookin thing and see who can make it float the fastest..". OH's are the worst. I can only keep java ferns and anubias. Lucky.........!

 

[peathenster]

holy crap those are hot! You can see you know how to care for fish Peter

Thanks John!

They are a beautiful species Peter. GL on the new tank.

I have to ask though. I forget, how are you keeping any substrate rooted plants in that tank? Is that an onion plant or val? Every tank I try planting, my geos play the game "Lets dig up that green lookin thing and see who can make it float the fastest..". OH's are the worst. I can only keep java ferns and anubias. Lucky.........!

Well you are looking at survivors - there were more plants that didn't make it The Anubias are tied to dw. The swords and the onions have extensive roots, which I guess makes it possible to keep them down with piles of pebbles.

I really like the onions - super tough and low maintenance. They also fill up the top of the tank.

 

[JK47]

I really like the onions - super tough and low maintenance. They also fill up the top of the tank.

Got it, thanks P. I'll pick a couple up next week and give it a go. Thanks again. Lookin forward to updates on the new tank!

 

[bigfishrcool1193]

that's all I have to say!